A brief introduction to the main characters and deeds of the famous novel

"Journey to the West"

The author Wu Chengen is a famous novelist in the Ming Dynasty.

Main content: This book mainly describes the story of Sun Wukong causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace, the birth of Monk Tang, and the four masters and apprentices going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. It praises the value of the four masters and apprentices, led by Sun Wukong, for their fearlessness and perseverance. Spirit.

Reading experience: ① This novel is good at telling stories and highly readable; ② It is good at shaping characters, and the characters it portrays such as Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie are unforgettable; ③ The whole book is full of imaginative and unconstrained ideas Imagination and bold and bizarre exaggeration.

Character images and corresponding typical plots and character traits: Sun Wukong causes havoc in the Heavenly Palace, fights three white-bone demons, the real and fake Monkey King, outsmarts the Red Boy, borrows banana fans three times to be unruly, dare to act, dare to Resist oppression, be brave and resourceful, know love and hate, hate evil as much as hatred, be upright and selfless, be chivalrous, fearless, and humorous; like to "wear high hats", be competitive, and like to do some pranks;

Zhu Bajie Four The holy test of Zen heart, three fights of white bones, on the one hand, is lazy, short-sighted, loves to gossip, plays tricks, lies, loves to take advantage of small things, and lusts after women; on the other hand, he is loyal, courageous and kind, fights bravely, and can learn from his mistakes and correct them. Wrong, simple and honest

The Tang Monk beat the Bone Essence three times and the Four Saints tested the Zen mind. He believed in Buddhism, strictly abided by the precepts, had a clear goal, a firm stance, and a courageous spirit that was indestructible; but sometimes there is no distinction between good and foolish, good or bad. Discrimination

"Water Margin"

The author Shi Naian was a famous novelist in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.

Main content: "Water Margin" is my country's first chapter-length novel that praises the peasant uprising. It vividly describes the entire process of Liangshan heroes from uprising to prosperity to final failure, especially through It describes the different life experiences and resistance paths of many reckless heroes, clearly expressing the theme of "officials forcing the people to rebel". It is a heroic legend of resisting feudal tyranny.

Reading experience: ① The characters are vivid, vivid and lifelike; ② The book adopts a chain structure that is divided first and then combined, so that the plots of the novel are interlocking, with many clues and clear clues; ③ Language , the novel uses ancient vernacular, so the language descriptions in this book are vivid and vivid.

Character images and corresponding typical plots and character traits:

Lu Zhishen (Flower Monk) punches down Guanxi, uproots weeping willows, causes havoc in wild boar forests, hates evil as much as he hates enemies, is chivalrous and courageous, and is rough There is subtlety in the middle, brave and strategic, open-minded and sensible

Wu Song (Walker) Blood-blade Pan Jinlian, fighting and killing Ximen Qing, drunkenly beating Jiang Menshen, making a big fuss in Feiyunpu, splattering Yuanyang Tower with blood, eliminating evil Centipede Ridge advocates loyalty, bravery and strategy, revenge and kindness (deficiency: killing innocent people indiscriminately). He is the most bloody and legendary figure among the heroes of the lower class.

Wu Yong (Zhi Duo Xing) outwit the birth chart with resourcefulness and clever calculations

Lin Chong (Leopard Head) mistakenly entered the White Tiger Hall, Fengxue Mountain Temple, Burning Forage Farm, and Liangshan Martial Arts on a Snowy Night He is strong, brave and resourceful, but he keeps to himself, follows the rules, and is forced to go to Liangshan.

Li Kui (Black Tornado) Real and fake Li Kui, Zhongzhou Tribulation Field, hates evil as much as hatred, chivalrous and courageous, hot-tempered, simple-minded, straightforward and straightforward

Song Jiang (Timely Rain) released Chao Gai privately, killed Yan Poxi angrily, and beat him three times. Zhujiazhuang was a man of justice and good at employing people, but he always wanted to recruit people.

Yang Zhi (green-faced beast) Yang Zhi sells knives, outsmarts birth dates, is smart, capable, and rough and arrogant

"Camel Xiangzi"

Author Lao She, China Famous modern writer, novelist, and "people's artist".

Main content: This book tells the story of Xiangzi, an ordinary rickshaw driver, who went through three ups and downs in order to realize his dream of owning his own car. He eventually lost confidence in life, gave up on himself, and fell into depravity. story.

Reading experience: ① Through Xiangzi’s changes, he ruthlessly criticizes this dark society; ② The novel shows us a shocking character painting and world situation with a rich old Beijing style; ③ He is good at mobilizing various techniques to shape characters and has strong artistic appeal; ④ Creatively uses the spoken language of Beijing citizens to make the popular and simple language vivid, fresh, lively and powerful, full of national style and local characteristics.

Characters and corresponding typical plots and character traits: After Xiangzi came to Beijing from the countryside, he chose to drive a foreign car. He worked hard to realize his biggest dream - owning a car of his own, but after three attempts, his hopes were dashed again and again, and his fight against fate ultimately ended in failure. Honest, strong, persevering, self-respecting and strong, hard-working; numb, down and out, cunning, taking advantage, eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, giving up on herself

Huniu manages the workers of the car factory, boldly pursues Xiangzi, bold and aggressive but a bit perverted

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Liu Si is cruel and domineering

"Robinson Crusoe"

The author Defoe is a famous British writer.

Main content: This book mainly tells the story of Robinson Crusoe, who was born in a businessman family and ventured out to sea. He was thrown by the waves to an uninhabited island, where he spent 28 years of loneliness. Vivid story.

Reading experience: ① The story is wonderful and bizarre; ② The novel shows Robinson’s character of taking risks and pursuing a free and unrestrained life; ③ The novel’s description of Robinson’s desert island life is realistic and natural. It shows the author's extraordinary imagination and artistic expression; ④ The whole novel adopts the first-person narrative method, and the plot is completely connected through the characters' confessions; ⑤ The language of the novel is clear, simple and vivid.

Character images and corresponding typical plots and character traits:

Robinson built his own house, tried hunting, planting millet, domesticating goats, drying raisins in the wild, and groped his own way. He made tables and chairs, made pottery, used scarves to sift dough to make bread, and rescued and trained a savage "Friday" to become his loyal slave. In this way, he established his own material and spiritual "kingdom" on the desert island. Dare to take risks, pursue a free and unrestrained life, and face difficulties in life. Robinson's actions show the perseverance and heroic nature of a tough guy, and embody the creative and pioneering spirit of the rising bourgeoisie.

"Gulliver's Travels"

The author Jonathan Swift was the best British satirist and political commentator in the early 18th century.

Main content: This book tells the story of the British ship doctor Gulliver's experience of being exiled to Lilliput, Adult, Flying Island, Horse (Hyhnhnms) and other places due to shipwreck and other reasons.

Reading experience: ① The novel is full of strange imagination and fairy tale color; ② Pungent, sharp and profound satire is the soul of the novel; ③ The satire of the novel contains some pessimism about human nature and human society. opinions, but behind the acerbic and pessimistic attitude, there is a bitter and earnest concern for the world. ④The author of the novel uses travel notes and the eyes of outsiders to evaluate the current situation of his country.

Main plots and corresponding meanings:

1. Describe the partisanship of Lilliput in the Lilliputian country. The camps are divided into camps based on the height of heels, "high-heeled party" and "low-heeled party". The "party" intrigues each other and competes for power. In fact, it is a mockery of the two competing political parties in the UK. The story about the Lilliput country's war with its neighboring countries is an allusion to the years of war between Britain and France at that time.

2. In the country of Great Britain, Gulliver’s complacent introduction attracted questions. The country of Great Britain has a primitive system and simple folk customs. They believe that the history of Britain in the past hundred years is full of "greed, party disputes, hypocrisy, and shamelessness." Faith, cruelty, anger, madness, resentment, jealousy, lust, insidiousness and ambition” and their consequences.

3. The third volume of the novel expresses doubts about modern technology through the description of the five countries including the Flying Island Kingdom, and sternly denounces colonial rule.

4. The fourth volume uses an unbridled style to show the grotesque phenomenon of humans and animals being reversed. In this utopian country, the horse is the carrier of reason, while the humanoid animal "Yahoo" is an evil and dirty beast.

The dialogue between Gulliver and Houyhnhnms becomes a merciless whiplash against "human" society.

"Biography of Famous People"

The author Romain Rolland was a famous French writer in the first half of the 20th century.

Main content: This book describes the suffering and troubled lives of Beethoven, Michelangelo and Tolstoy, and praises their noble character and tenacious fighting spirit.

Reading experience: ① Life will inevitably encounter hardships, and life is not full of flowers and joy; ② To achieve success, you must overcome various difficulties in real life; ③ To evaluate characters, you must look at the person’s quality and Value, rather than judging people by their appearance or generalizing.

Characters and corresponding typical plots and character traits:

Beethoven wrote the immortal "Ode to Joy" at the end of his life. They faced the misfortune of family life and society. Exclude and fight relentlessly. Real suffering made them face life, and their struggle with suffering made them great.

Michelangelo stood on the statue all day until a few days before his death, and finally left a masterpiece that has been handed down from generation to generation

At the last moment of his life, Tolstoy made up his mind to get rid of The Determination of Aristocratic Life

"Childhood"

The author Gorky is a famous writer in the former Soviet Union.

Main content: This book vividly reproduces the living conditions of the lower-class working people in Russia in the 1870s and 1980s by telling Alyosha's childhood life from the age of three to ten.

Reading experience: Reading makes people feel sad but not too heavy. It allows people to see light in darkness, see kindness in evil, see the light of humanity in ruthlessness, and see the light of humanity in tragedy. The atmosphere conveys the tremendous power of people to overcome tragic fate.

Character images and corresponding typical plots and character traits:

Alyosha listens to his grandmother telling stories, as well as the optimistic and simple little Gypsy, the upright old worker Grigory, The "good things" of intellectuals dedicated to science gave Alyosha strength and help, allowing him to maintain the courage and confidence to live in a dark and dirty environment, and gradually grew into a strong, brave, upright and Loving people.

Grandma was like a bright light that illuminated Alyosha’s sensitive and lonely heart. She often told him folk stories that sympathized with the poor and weak, and praised justice and light. Kind, kind, smart and capable, loving life, broad-minded, and good at tolerance

My grandfather often beat his grandmother and children severely. For example, Alexey was beaten to death by him because he dyed a piece of cloth; cruel. Exploit workers, covert loan sharking, and encourage workers to steal. Stingy, greedy, tyrannical, cruel

"How Steel Was Tempered"

The author is Ostrovsky, a famous writer from the former Soviet Union.

Main content: This book uses the life experience of the protagonist Paul Korchagin as a clue to show the broad historical picture of Soviet Russia from 1915 to 1930 and the arduous struggle life of the people.

Reading experience: ① This is a novel that shines with lofty idealism; ② It successfully creates the image of Paul Korchakin, a proletarian hero; ③ The novel uses characters to describe the story Mainly written and described, interspersed with inner monologues, letters, diaries, aphorisms, etc., to make the characters flesh and blood. ④The novel's scenery description, psychological description, and environmental description are also quite excellent, and the language is concise, beautiful, and expressive.

Characters and corresponding typical plots and character traits: Paul Korchagin worked as a child laborer and suffered torture and humiliation at the lowest level of society since he was a child. Later, under the influence of Zhu Helai, he gradually embarked on the road of revolution. Since then, he has experienced a series of life challenges, making himself stronger and stronger. Even when injuries ruthlessly took away his health and forced him to lie in bed, he still did not give in to fate. Instead, he wrote with tenacious perseverance and fulfilled his life oath in another way. The spirit of dedication to ideals, the iron will and the noble quality of tenacious struggle.

Introduction to "Spring Water with Stars"

The author Bing Xin, whose real name is Xie Wanying.

"Stars" is a collection of poems, consisting of 164 short poems. Bing Xin believed in the "philosophy of love" throughout her life. She believed that "with love, there is everything." In "Stars", she constantly sang hymns of love. What she is most passionate about praising is maternal love. In addition to loving her parents, Bing Xin also values ??brotherhood. She loved her three younger brothers. In an essay she wrote later, "To Little Readers. Newsletter Thirteen," she also compared her three younger brothers to three bright stars. Bing Xin praises maternal love, human love, and childlike innocence. She also praises nature, especially the sea that she was familiar with in her childhood. Praising nature, praising childlike innocence, and praising maternal love have become the eternal themes of Bing Xin's life-long creation.

"Spring Water" is the companion volume to "Stars" and consists of 182 short poems. It was also published first in the "Morning News", but "Spring Water" came out three months later than "Stars".

In "Spring Water", although Bing Xin is still praising maternal love, praising family affection, praising childlike innocence, and praising nature, she uses more space to implicitly express herself and her The troubles and anguish of a generation of young intellectuals. She uses a gentle and slightly sad tone to describe her inner feelings. At the same time, she is exploring the meaning of life and expressing her desire to understand the true nature of the world.